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sputter

UK
/ˈspʌtə/
US
/ˈspʌtɚ/

Translations

sputternoun
sputters
pl
UK
/ˈspʌtə/
US
/ˈspʌtɚ/
ratatouillisSon familier, surtout pour un moteur ou une flamme qui fonctionne mal.
The old car started with a sputter before the engine finally roared to life.
La vieille voiture a démarré dans un ratatouillis avant que le moteur ne se mette enfin à rugir.
pulvérisation cathodiquePhysique et technologie des couches minces.
Magnetron sputter allows the uniform coating of large glass panes.
La pulvérisation cathodique magnétron permet d’obtenir un revêtement uniforme sur de grandes plaques de verre.
bredouillementParole hachée, confuse ou précipitée.
His speech was more of a sputter as he tried to explain the unexpected turn of events.
Son discours n’était qu’un bredouillement lorsqu’il a essayé d’expliquer le revirement inattendu des événements.
Synonyms
spatter
splutter
spit
sputterverb
sputtered
Past Simple
sputtered
Past Participle
sputtering
Gerund
UK
/ˈspʌtə/
US
/ˈspʌtər/
giclerPour un liquide qui jaillit par petites éclaboussures.
The frying pan began to sputter hot oil as the bacon cooked.
La poêle a commencé à faire gicler de l’huile chaude pendant la cuisson du bacon.
bafouillerParler avec agitation, de façon confuse ou hachée.
He began to sputter in disbelief when he heard the unexpected news.
Il a commencé à bafouiller d’incrédulité en entendant la nouvelle inattendue.
pulvériser cathodiquementTerme de physique.
The target material is sputtered onto the wafer to form a conductive layer.
Le matériau cible est pulvérisé cathodiquement sur la plaquette pour former une couche conductrice.
ratatouillerPour un moteur ou un appareil qui fonctionne de manière irrégulière.
The old car began to sputter and stall as it climbed the steep hill.
La vieille voiture a commencé à ratatouiller et à caler en montant la côte raide.
Synonyms
stammer
falter
stutter
spatter
splutter
sputteradjective
Used attributively before another noun, especially in technical contexts (e.g., "sputter deposition").
de pulvérisation cathodiqueEmploi technique, surtout en science des matériaux.
The lab installed a new sputter coater for preparing SEM samples.
Le laboratoire a installé un nouveau dépôt à pulvérisation cathodique pour préparer les échantillons au MEB.
Synonyms
spasmodic
patchy
choppy
intermittent
fitful
halting
jerky
gasping
faltering
stuttering
sputtery
sputtering

Definitions

sputternoun
A series of explosive or spitting sounds, often produced by an engine or a flame.
The old car started with a sputter before the engine finally roared to life.
A confused or excited utterance, often marked by stops and starts.
His speech was more of a sputter as he tried to explain the unexpected turn of events.
A thin-film deposition process in which atoms are ejected from a solid target by bombardment with energetic particles.
Magnetron sputter allows the uniform coating of large glass panes.
sputterverb
To make a series of soft explosive sounds, typically as a result of a malfunction or irregular operation.
The old car began to sputter and stall as it climbed the steep hill.
To speak in a hasty or confused way, often as a result of being upset or angry.
He began to sputter in disbelief when he heard the unexpected news.
To eject small particles or droplets of liquid or other substances in a series of small bursts.
The frying pan began to sputter hot oil as the bacon cooked.
In physics, to eject atoms from a solid surface by striking it with energetic particles, typically in a vacuum.
The target material is sputtered onto the wafer to form a conductive layer.
sputteradjective
Relating to or involving the process of sputtering deposition.
The lab installed a new sputter coater for preparing SEM samples.
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